When you take a look at a study by Tew and Macdonald conducted in 1992, they fitted transmitters to 33 mice. Out of these 33 mice, only 1 died as a result of a harvester. They recorded 17 other deaths, but as a result of other animals such as weasels.

Out of these 33 mice on a field of crops, 1 died as a result of harvesting. If there were 33 cows in a slaughter house, all 33 would die. Which do you think is more compassionate?

The diagram above shows why the question, ‘does being vegan still kill animals’, should be forgotten.

Accidentally killing animals such as mice when processing essential food for the entire planet is on the opposite side of the spectrum to slaughtering animals. No animals are bred and raised for the sole purpose of murder. They are raped and abused their entire lives, and on an unimaginable scale.

Crops are essential foods. Meat is not.

If you’re interested in reading more about this from a scientific perspective, check out this article on animalvisuals.org. Send it to anyone who still says being vegan kills animals!

So, does being vegan really kill animals?

In my eyes, no. Animals killed in harvesting is done so accidentally. There is almost no way to avoid this, and is not done intentionally.

If you want to avoid these unavoidable deaths, being vegan is still the best way to do so. With animal farming requiring more of these crops than humans do, removing the need for animal agriculture will keep this to a minimum. Not to mention you’ll stop the pain, death and suffering of thousands of animals.